Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-01
General state News.

DEAD. Michael Peters of Hartford, aged 45, died from foot of the stairs in hallway Sheldon street. He was formerly a very fine shoemaker.
 A DIFFERENCE. Minot Stevenson, of East Kent, planted half an acre of potatoes. He dug therefrom 150 bushels, not one decayed. He planted an acre near by and with the same care had fifteen bushels-New Hart ford Tribune
 CHORAL UNION. The Middletown Choral union will soon begin it's second season of rehearsals. An attempt is making to engage Prof. Paine, of New Britain, for conduc tor. These fehearsals were very popular last sea- son and about $50 members attended.
 MIDDLETowN.
 The Hon. O. Vincent Coffin has declined the posi- tion of treasurer of the Middletown Savings bank, and Henry H Smith has been appointed to the retary of the institution in place of H. H. Smith, promoted.
 EAsTHADDAM's CIDER.
 Apples are plenty in East Haddam and never was there such demand there for cider barrels. Vine sdr Winter @ Everybody is going to maRs vnegar in @ although there are a few who propose to 'put in'' barrel or two of cider.
 STRING GAME.
 Mes,rs Wesley Deming, Giles Bushnell and E. J. Loornis, members of the Hartford Fox club were out beating the bush about Andover last week and as result of their tramp brought 24 partridge r quail, 10 woodcock, 15 squirrels and 1s rabbits.
 COLONEL FRARY.
 The genial Col James D. .Frary once the president Of Landers, Frary & Clark, the extensive hardware manufacturers of New Britain but for several years
 
 Britain and will engage in business there Colonel Frary has many friends in New Haven LIBEL SUIT.
 The Superior court in Mddletown will open to brought by Representative Shepard, of Portland, against the Hartford Globe and the Middletcwn Press. These suits were brought for articles con necting MT. Shepards name with the abuse of Sadie Grinnell, charge in the Industrial school. HARBIsoN-PHELPs.
 The marriage of Mir. Hugh Harbison Of Hartford to Miss AHnle Phelps, formerly teacher in the of the brides father, Colonel E. N Phelps of Windsor, Saturday noon The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Dr. T. s. Childs Of Washington 56 TO 0.
 The eleven of Mr. Bowen's school defeated the football team of eColinsville High school at that Raicott of ths Hartford Heh school was refeTes and MT. Chidsey of Collinsville acted umpire. es snd 9 of and Wolfe and Mitchell of Collinsville. BIG cAMEILIA.
 At Coombs' greenhouses is the largest japonica and was purchased in 1s45 in Philadelphia by Whit sofd it to Norton of ae Sspt for long time, but finally sold it to Governor Jewell. Mir e9mS oTr it as picked s d last fa $1 a dozen. Probably no other plant of the genus camellia in Connecticut equals this one in size. KILLED HORSE.
 SaHF6ay Ih %he on % his h0nns s fr 6a horse for few moments While alone the horse became IrlSnbeneQ ana ran away. lie went about mile then turned and on his return net by Mir. Kinney, who it is supposed attempted to stop the horse, but was knocked down. over and killed. The horse then freeI himself from the wagon The dy lay by the side of the road until discovered by Mrs Jepthah G. Bill, who was her way home. She immediately summoned ner husband, who took of the body and removed it to the home of the deceased.
 THE WILSON SEWING MACHINE SHOP IN wALLINGFoRD. WALLINGFoRD. Oct. 31.-It is said here that Cor don w. Hull of the firm of Simpson, HalI Miller & Co.,, has purchased the Wilson sewing machine shops for the firm. The shop built at cost of $100, 900 and completed in 1883. It dedicated with grand blowout, at which Governor Waller some of the members of his staff, ND. Sperry, General S. E. Merwin and a large number of promi- nent gentlemen from this city and all parts the State were present. Governor Waller made speech, magnificent banquet was served. and everybody was in full dress. Notwithstanding the big send off the concern failed about tive months ago and the mortgages amounting to $50 GOO, which were held on the property by Logan Roots of Ar kansas and the First National bank of Wallingford